13.5% alc., 261
cases, $35. A one-time limited edition created by winemaker Jason
Lett, from a blend of two own-rooted vineyards: 50% Eyrie Rolling
Green Vineyard Pinot Noir grapes and 50% Bishop Creek Vineyards.
A share of the profits from the sale of La Luz wines will help cover the
uninsured medical costs for a kidney transplant for Lupe Hernandez,
the mother of three girls and spouse of Eyrie’s cellarmaster, Julio
Hernandez.
·Moderate burnished red hue with a slight aged patina. Complex
aromatics featuring a mix of berries and cherries, spices, new-sawn wood,
bramble and bay leaf. Medium-weighted flavors of cherries and cranberries with
dried herbs in the background. Bright acidity with subtle oak accents and a dry, slightly salty finish. Tastes like
an aged wine. Good (+).Reviewed June 10, 2011